It's part of the impetus from YC, if I read the tea leaves right, but if there is a UBI, I could easily see 'hacker communes' emerge where the combined monthly

It's part of the impetus from YC, if I read the tea leaves right, but if there is a UBI, I could easily see 'hacker communes' emerge where the combined monthly stipend of the developers funds living expenses of a communal space. They could work on their startups indefinitely, and try new ideas for years without having to worry about food and shelter. Depending on the stipend amount, such communes may only be affordable in lower cost areas, including the Midwest. In large enough numbers, I could see this become a kind of movement that brings a different kind of resurgence to the deflated economies of the Midwestern States.